Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced today that it is providing funding for the Home Instruction for Parents of Pre–School Youngsters program (HIPPY), a program that helps parents prepare their children for school and connect with services in their communities. The program helps immigrant families become accustomed to Canadian language, life and culture from within their [...] [...more]
For most students across Canada, this week marks the first week of classes in the 2009-2010 school year. Last week, a newcomer orientation program that helps young immigrants learn about what to expect on their first day at a Canadian school was held in the Kitchener-Waterloo region in Ontario. The week-long orientation program is aimed at [...] [...more]
The Government has made changes over the previous few years and some over the last couple of months to make it way easier, so that Canada is much more likely to keep those people that wish to stay. The issue with some of the earlier programs is they were fairly restrictive and unless you probably [...] [...more]
Quebec Immigration Minister Yolande James has announced a new program that will facilitate the process of immigration to Quebec for international students and foreign workers. In her announcement, Minister James cited the importance of attracting and retaining skilled workers and international students through immigration for Quebec’s economic growth. Though specific details have yet to be released, the [...] [...more]
Canadian universities have been increasing their marketing and recruitment efforts abroad to increase foreign student numbers and to give their campus a more international outlook. A significant increase in recent years has come from American students, who are drawn to the significant cost savings in Canada over post-secondary education in the United States. “Canadian universities are like [...] [...more]
Canadian immigration is taking measures to attract Indian students with a new pilot project which will enable students who want to study in Canada to gain student visas within just seven to ten days. The scheme follows problems involving false documentation, with many Indian students being rejected for Canadian student visas after being duped by bogus [...] [...more]
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has announced that Canada will substantially increase its foreign student targets in 2009. Canada welcomed nearly 80,000 foreign students in 2008, the highest number seen in the past ten years. However, it is not high enough for Minister Kenney, comparing Canada to Australia which brings in ten times more [...] [...more]
Since spring 2007, Ontario’s employers have been obtaining help in filling labour needs through a new pilot Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The pilot PNP will enable Ontario to match the skills of prospective immigrants to the needs of its labour market. The pilot PNP is expected to benefit Ontario employers and multinational corporations investing in Ontario. Ontario’s [...] [...more]
The government announced the implementation of a pilot project that expands the Off-Campus Work Permit Program for international students to include private institutions in Alberta. Now, international students studying at select private institutions and enrolled in specific qualifying programs in Alberta are eligible to apply for off-campus work permits. These institutions are Ambrose University College, Canadian [...] [...more]
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